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c a n a d a ’ s f i r s t m i n i n g publication CANADIANCANADIAN MMwww.canadianminingjournal.cominingining JJournalournalAugust 2011 INSIDEJOB An in-depth look at building the Copper Mountain Mine Plus CANADA’S TOP 40 COMPANIES are performing well CANADIANCANADIANMining Journal Departments CONTENTS 5 Editorial Calling miners “sissies” (as one ‘consul- COVER STORY 13 tant’ did) because of peer pressure to act “macho” when it comes to safety is Canada’s TOP 40 not only ludicrous according to Editor Russ Noble but it’s also something that 13 mining companies wouldn’te b tolerated in Canada’s mines thankso t self-governing of the rules by CMJ’s annual “TOP 40” survey other miners. takes a look at Canada’s best mining companies and what areas of mining 6 Mining Matters are most profitable. Canadian Mining Journal’s popular “Mining Matters” pages take a quick lookt a some of the names and events BC Copper Mine 18 that are making headlines across 18 Copper Mountain Mining’s Canada and around the world. new project starts producing in 8 Competitive Edge record time. CMJ’s Foreign Correspondent Jaquelina Jimena talks about “The new CSR frontier” and how importantt i is to introduce the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility CANADIANS WORKING OUTSIDE CANADA into the universities of the world. In Alaska 22 10 In My Mine(d) 22 Fire River Gold revives Nixon This month’s Guest Column has been writteny b Yusra Siddiquee, a Partner Fork gold project in remote site. at Norton Rose OR LLP, and entitled “Key Changes to Canada’s Foreign Work Program.” In Mexico 26 34 Products 26 Minfinders Corp. restores A t look a some of the products and services now available to the interest in historic Dolores Canadian mining industry. gold/silver mine. 38 Exploration Opportunities A regular column by the firm of In Nevada 30 PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at 30 Silver Predator continues to Columbia’s mining industry and how its i growing, but not without invest in desert silver mine. growing pains. c a n a d a ’ s f i r s t m i n i n g publication CANADIAN ABOUT THE COVER Miningwww.canadianminingjournal.com JournalAugust 2011 Copper Mountain Mining’s INSIDE project in Southern British JOB Columbia has gone from a An in-depth look at building the dream into production in a Copper Mountain Mine For More Information Plus short period of time thanks CANADA’S to f teams o workers that Please visit www.canadianminingjournal.com for regular updates on what's happening with TOP 40 COMPANIES have done some heavy Canadian mining companies and their personnel both here and abroad. A digital version of are performing well Canada Post Canadian Publications Mail Sales Product Agreement No. 40069240 sluggingo t get the the magazine is also available at www.digital.canadianminingjournal.com plant operational. Next Month www.canadianminingjournal.com Quebec and Atlantic Canada August 2011• Canadian Mining Journal | 3 T133 Conversion Kit® for Caterpillar® 793F, 797F Mining Trucks BEYOND SIMULATION DELIVERING MEASURABLE REAL WORLD RESULTS Roadmap to Results Exclusively recommended by leading OEMs Immersive Technologies supports its world leading Advanced Immersive Technologies has formal Equipment Simulators with a best practice approach to Exclusive Alliance Agreements implementation, measurement and analysis, specifically designed with leading Original Equipment for the mining and earthmoving industries. This structured Manufacturers (OEMs) including implementation framework provides mines with the support and Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, Liebherr roadmap necessary for optimizing their operational workforce. and P&H MinePro. Our expertise has been steadily built from over 10 continuous years These alliances exclusively provide of leadership and dedicated focus in the mining industry, together Immersive Technologies with access to the proprietary machine with successful business improvement projects at leading mines technical information necessary to correctly simulate the operation around the world. of the OEMs real equipment, ensuring you receive the most accurate training simulator. [email protected] | Tel. +1 801 748 0844 www.ImmersiveTechnologies.com Editorial CANADIANMining Journal August 2011 Vol. 132 — No. 6 12 Concorde Place, Toronto, ON. M3C 4J2 Mine Safety Tel. (416) 442-5600 Fax (416) 510-5138 www.canadianminingjournal.com Editor is for “sissies” Russell. B Noble 416 510-6742 [email protected] Field Editor By Russell Noble Marilyn Scales 613 832-9087 [email protected] Foreign Correspondent ine s safety i a topic I could talk about plain wrong. They believe it’s a threat to Jaquelina Jimena in almost every issue of the maga- the f future o mankind, but as the logical [email protected] zine. It’s something that I’m familiar restf o us know, that’s ludicrous and Northern Correspondent Western Correspondent M Bill Braden Tanya Laing Gahr with because unlike most people, I’ve actu- almosts a crazy as the headline at the top [email protected] [email protected] ally n been i mines and know first hand how of this column. Art Direction potentially dangerous they can be. As I just mentioned, there are a num- Mark Ryan Note that I said “can be” instead of say- berf o groups or individuals out there Production Manager Print Production Manager ing “are” because any place that involves devotedo t slamming anything associated Steve Hofmann Phyllis Wright Circulation Manager machines and massive amounts of rock with mining and one of those I came Cindi Holder and dirt can be danger- across recently is a ‘con- 416 442-5600, ext. 3544 [email protected] ous but quite honestly, sultant’ from Australia Publisher I’d e rather b a thousand who says that mines Robert Seagraves feet down a shaft or woulde b safer places if 416 510-6891 [email protected] hundredsf o feet into an men weren’t being pres- Sales open pit than on most suredo t show their mas- Western Canada, Western of today’s highways. culinity and become U.S.A. & Australia But regardless of the “macho risk takers.” ® Ron Sanderson T133 Conversion Kit for Specialized Media Associates potentials for danger in “Peer pressure (on Caterpillar® 793F, 797F Mining Trucks 403 293-4138 [email protected] mines, the truth of the ment a mines sites) Group Publisher matters i that they are ensures safety is only for Doug Donnelly still f some o the safer sissies,” says the consul- President Vice-president work environments on tant. “For most of them, Bruce Creighton Alex Papanou or more precisely, it’s o vital t portray them- Established 1882 under, earth. selvess a being strong, BEYOND SIMULATION Canadian Mining Journal provides articles and information of practical use to those who work in the technical, administrative and supervisory aspects of I know there have tough guys. 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